Discovery advances ferroelectrics in quest for lower power transistors
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 06:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—An article released today by the journal Nature Materials describes the first direct observation of a long-hypothesized but elusive phenomenon called "negative capacitance." The work describes a unique reaction of electrical charge to applied voltage in a ferroelectric material that could open the door to a radical reduction in the power consumed by transistors and the devices containing them.